If you look at the left side of the box, bottom photo, you can see it's longer than all the other 3 sides. I didn't catch it until it was glued together. I was sure it was measured correct when I cut it.
After I glued two 3/4” pieces together (book matched) I routed a recessed in the top to fit the tile into.
I screwed the ebony lid lifter to the top and used ebony plug covers to hide the screws.
I don't think I'm working with Zebra wood again unless it's quarter sawn. It chips and splits and is very hard. (1830 on the janka hardness scale.)
I’m giving it to my daughter for Mother’s Day. I’ll not be telling her what it’s called. lol.
The box is 7-1/2” wide on the outside and 6-1/2” wide on the inside. The out side height is 6-1/2” and 4-1/2” high on the inside. I used the piece I resawed off the piece I used for sides and used that after book matching them for the bottom. I cut a slot around the bottom of cockeyed box sides, put the sized bottom in the slots and glued it together.
With a bessy draw strap clamp like this one. And I kept moving the sides around until they fit. The wood had a slight crown on one side and it looked awful when I resawed it down to over a 1/2” on the band saw.
I moved the sides around until they fit. I used a strap clamp just like this one. The wood had a slight crown or bow in it and when I resawed it down to over a 1/2” it really looked bad. I don’t have a thickness planer. It’s a mystery why the miters fit so good.
Looks good. Oversized side and all. 20 years or so started carving small bowl out of zebra wood, never finished it, sits in the shop shelves someplace. Learned zebra wood was hard.
Thanks Splinter. I just measured it and, inside out, it’s the same length as the other side. But it’s a 1/8” wider in the front than it is in the back. Maybe it’s the grain direction. An optical illusion? Maybe it’s not a Cockeyed box, just looks like one.
I like the tiles a lot, they bring it together. As far as together I believe if it was truly 1/8" out, your corners would have had pretty major issues lining up as tight as they are. My first though looking at it was an optical illusion brought on by that grain pattern. Anything with such prevalent grain as that, is sure to draw attention to itself, and that, this is longer, is kinda a thing you get with it often. Measure each side very carefully, and I doubt you will find that 1/8".
